Modernist short fiction by women

Description:

Exploring the short story's relationship to literary Modernism, Claire Drewery considers works by Katherine Mansfield, Dorothy Richardson, May Sinclair, and Virginia Woolf. Drewery argues that the short story is preoccupied with transgressing boundaries, and thus is an ideal genre for examining the Modernist fascination with the liminal. Drewery shows how these writers contribute significantly to the Modernist aesthetic that interrogates identity, the construction of the self, and the relationship between the individual and society.

subjects: Modernism (Literature),  Women authors,  English Short stories,  English fiction,  History and criticism,  Criticism and interpretation,  Liminality in literature,  Mansfield, katherine, 1888-1923,  Richardson, dorothy miller, 1873-1957,  Sinclair, may, 1865-1946,  Woolf, virginia, 1882-1941,  English fiction, women authors,  English fiction, history and criticism,  Short stories, english, history and criticism,  Nouvelles anglaises,  Histoire et critique,  Liminalité dans la littérature,  Modernisme (Littérature),  Vrouwelijke auteurs,  Engels,  Novellen

People: May Sinclair,  Virginia Woolf (1882-1941),  Dorothy M. Richardson (1873-1957),  Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923)

Places: Great Britain